Could Dallas host 2017 All-Star Game if North Carolina loses it over controversial LGBT law?

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The NBA All-Star game tips off in front of what is believed to be the largeest crowd to watch a baskeball game during the NBA All-Star Game at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on Feb. 14, 2010. (Michael Ainsworth/The Dallas Morning News)

The city of Dallas and the Mavericks haven't yet volunteered their services publicly, but if the NBA decides to move the 2017 All-Star Game out of Charlotte because of legal controversies in North Carolina, it's clear North Texas would be a suitable replacement venue.

It would take an extended set of dominoes to fall, but Dallas has all the necessary framework in place that would make it a legitimate option for the league, most notably hotel and convention space.

North Carolina recently passed controversial legislation that impacts transgender people and is being viewed by some as discriminatory. Already, billions of dollars in federal aid have come into question because of the new law.

If the law, which prohibits a transgender person from using public bathrooms that do not match the sex on their birth certificate, remains on the books, the NBA has said that it will consider its options. That likely leaves open the door of moving the All-Star Game to another city.

While spokesmen for the Dallas Convention & Visitors Bureau and the Dallas Sports Commission did not respond to multiple requests for comment, it's likely that plenty of hotel space would be available for the event, which would run the week of Feb. 13-19, 2017, with the All-Star Game on Feb. 19.

Other cities, such as Atlanta, already have made it known they are interested in being the host should the game be moved.

Having enough hotel space is one of the NBA's biggest concerns for All-Star Weekend. In addition, the convention center -- which housed the wide-ranging, interactive NBA Fan Jam in 2010 -- also would need to be open that week. If not, the Mavericks would have to look at spots in Frisco or elsewhere to host the Fan Jam.

It would be likely that all events would be at American Airlines Center. Cuban has said in the past that he would prefer not to revisit AT&T Stadium, although the league would have final say on the venue.

All of this hinges on whether the NBA wants to relocate the spectacle at a relatively late date.